A MOTHER and daughter seriously injured in an horrific road accident have had an emotional reunion with the man who gave them on-the-spot first aid before the emergency services arrived.

Steve Roberts sprang into action as soon as he arrived at the scene of the crash and managed to scramble into the twisted wreckage of the Metro.

Driver Lowri Evans and her mum Hilary were trapped inside, so qualified first-aider Steve immediately assessed their condition and made sure they were as stable as possible until medical teams turned up.

'Hilary was having difficulty breathing, so I managed to clear her air passage and make sure her body was supported on the seat,' said Steve, 47, of St Peter's Park, Northop, who works at the Kimberly-Clark factory, in Flint.

'Lowri had a very nasty head injury, so I just made sure her neck and body were supported until the ambulance crews arrived.'

Quick-thinking Steve then kept talking to the two women, reassuring them and keeping check on their conditions.

'I worked from the back seat and I stayed there until firemen cut the roof of the car away to release them both,' he said.

Steve has just visited Lowri, 18, and Hilary, at their home at Pentre Hill, Flint Mountain.

'I was very emotional, because I have a daughter Rhian, who is the same age as Lowri,' he said.

'I'm delighted both Hilary and Lowri are on the mend and was only too pleased to be able to help and use my first aid knowledge.

'I would like to see first aid incorporated into the driving test. There were a number of people standing around the crashed car when I came on the scene, but nobody knew what to do, so I just scrambled in the back seat and took it from there.'

Another driver who assisted Steve until ambulancemen arrived was Anthony Jones, from Flint.

Lowri's father Alun said: 'She and her mother are extremely grateful to Steve and Anthony.

'Both Lowri and Hilary remember nothing about the accident, so he is helping them to fill in the gaps in their memories.

'Lowri now intends to do some first aid herself. It is obviously extremely useful to know the basics, especially in situations like a car crash.'

Modest Steve dismissed any notion that he was the hero of the hour, adding: 'I just did what I could and happily things turned out OK.

'I think everyone can learn a lesson that just knowing a little about first aid can be a life-saver.'

He was in the Merchant Navy before taking his present job in Flint and has dived all over the world.

His hobby is instructing other divers in the sport and he recently completed a four-day Health and Safety first aid course at Kimberly-Clark.

Lowri, a student at Mold Alun School, was on a life support system for 12 days and in intensive care for three weeks after the accident, but is now making excellent progress.

Hilary sustained a number of broken bones in the accident, but is now making steady progress.